Both Uses of
recompense
in
Hard Times
- I'll recompense myself for the way in which I have been brought up.'†
Chpt 1.8 *
- Much relieved when the two hours were at last accomplished, he went away at a quick pace, as a recompense for so much loitering.†
Chpt 2.6
Definition:
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(recompense) to compensate for loss
or more rarely: to pay or reward